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Alaska Superior Court Judge Kevin G. Miller has denied a local physician’s request to be allowed to work at Wrangell Medical Center pending the court’s decision on his appeal to having his privileges at the hospital denied. In March, the WMC Boa...

Vendors will not be allowed to solicit visitors on the City Dock this cruise-ship season, which begins this month, according to the Port and Harbor Department. Only vendors with existing contracts or agreements with the cruise ships that arrive in...

Wrangell has been named the best small town in Alaska to visit by Sunset Magazine — a monthly publication geared toward travel and outdoor living in western states. Wrangell is featured in the “Beginners guide to Alaska” article inside the May editi...

The Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) wants to bring back an Anchorage attorney to lead a workshop on Alaska’s Open Meeting Act. In early March, the City and Borough of Wrangell hosted two free days of training on the state law. The classes, open to t...

With the cruise ship season starting this month, crews are working near City Dock to finish pouring concrete in the cul-de-sac hoping to have the area paved before the tourists start arriving in Wrangell. The city is also making improvements to the...

One came from Janell Privett, whose request includes a list of 14 items of information including WMC’s total expenditures on various legal fees and travel expenses for hospital administration and board members. Privett initially made her Freedom of I...

The Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors has decided to distribute a questionnaire regarding WMC Chief Executive Officer Noel Selle-Rea’s annual performance evaluation. At the April 18 WMC Board meeting, Board President Mark Robinson said in t...

At its April 18 meeting, some members of the Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) Board of Directors discussed the petitions filed with the city, which seek to recall eight of the nine board members. The signatures on the petitions were found to be sufficie...

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) held a meeting April 19 to discuss possible changes to how the federal agency manages Anan — the popular bear-viewing site near Wrangell. It has been roughly ten years since the USFS made any major management changes t...

Last year, Bob Gorman, cooperative extension agent from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), came to Wrangell to teach the “Master Gardener” class — a nearly 40-hour course offered throughout the state of Alaska that teaches residents the essen...

The Wrangell Medical Center will be purchasing a new mammography machine for the hospital that will be paid for entirely through grants. The machine, which takes x-rays of breast tissue and is used to screen for breast cancer, will cost $99,999, and...

The Borough Assembly voted in favor Tuesday night to create a committee that will review the City and Borough of Wrangell Charter and Municipal Code. The review process as been prompted by Borough Clerk Christie Jamieson, who said it became clear...

Wrangell Public School District is expected to receive $84,517 from the State of Alaska to use towards the upcoming school year’s budget. The extra money is part of a one-time $25 million allocation to Alaska schools approved by the State L...

Paving of Wrangell’s main street began this week, as crews were set to begin pouring concrete at the north end of Front Street Wednesday. As of earlier this week, car traffic has been blocked from approximately the north end of Campbell Drive to M...

Representatives of the Juneau Economic Development (JEDC) were in Wrangell April 12 to discuss a recent regional initiative aimed at strengthening specific industry within Southeast Alaska. JEDC is leading the economic development strategy — c...

Wrangell’s inaugural community market season begins next month with what is expected to feature a number of vendors selling locally-grown-and-made veggies, breads and artwork throughout the summer. The first community market is scheduled for May 1...